PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaito Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darrell Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darrell Andrews is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Suzuki
vs
Andrews

184 cm
18
209 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
213 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kaito Suzuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darrell Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki connects with a jab.
Andrews fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andrews is looking to clinch but Suzuki is avoiding it.
Andrews shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Suzuki throws a body punch but Andrews moves out of range.
Suzuki misses with a series of wild punches.
Suzuki throws the left hand but Andrews avoids the punch easily.
Suzuki lands with a right hand.
Good shot there by Suzuki.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suzuki throws a body punch but Andrews moves out of range.
Suzuki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Andrews moves in looking to clinch but Suzuki pushes him off.
Nice cross by Suzuki.
Suzuki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Andrews doesn't seem bothered though.
Suzuki tries to clinch up but Andrews circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Suzuki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Andrews scrambles back to his feet.
Suzuki scores with a body shot.
Kaito Suzuki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andrews takes a jab right on the kisser.
Andrews looks to land a right hand but Suzuki moved out of range.
Suzuki misses with a few strikes there.
Suzuki connects with a jab.
Suzuki swinging wildly here.
No luck for Andrews with that takedown attempt.
Andrews misses with a straight left.
Suzuki scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suzuki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Andrews scores with a takedown into Suzuki's guard.
Suzuki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Andrews with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Andrews lands a couple of elbows.
Andrews passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Andrews landing strikes.
Andrews taking a breather here.
Suzuki is trying to improve his position.
Suzuki is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki is working hard here to advance position.
Andrews in side control lands a decent elbow.
Andrews in side control lands a decent elbow.
Andrews cracks Suzuki with a big elbow.
Suzuki is working to avoid the ground and pound but Andrews connects with a decent elbow.
Suzuki can't do much from the bottom here.

Andrews looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Andrews in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Andrews is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Suzuki is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Andrews tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suzuki is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kaito Suzuki will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Andrews fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Suzuki sprawls well initially but Andrews persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Suzuki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Andrews on the ground.
Andrews controlling the pace.
Andrews lands strikes from half guard.
Suzuki is looking to control Andrews's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Suzuki avoid being mounted?
Suzuki is staying active underneath Andrews, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Andrews missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Andrews slips a nice elbow through Suzuki's hands, connecting with Suzuki's forehead.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Andrews in particular looking to stall.
Suzuki wants to control but Andrews is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Andrews is looking for a kimura but Suzuki is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Andrews to get the leverage.
Suzuki wants to get back to his feet.
Andrews lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice strikes from Andrews there.
Andrews is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Andrews passes the guard and advances to mount!
Andrews has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Suzuki's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andrews is landing with some decent strikes but Suzuki is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Andrews landing punches.
Andrews postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Suzuki looks a forlorn figure.
Andrews looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Andrews in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andrews controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by Andrews.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Suzuki is looking to escape.
Andrews working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Andrews connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Andrews.
Suzuki takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrews looking to finish Suzuki with some ground and pound. This is bad for Suzuki!
Andrews has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Andrews has hold of Suzuki's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Suzuki manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Andrews landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Andrews landing strikes, looking to finish!
Suzuki taking shots to the head.

Suzuki is rocked!

Andrews is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Suzuki can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Oh Suzuki is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Andrews lands a big elbow.
Andrews unloading with bombs!
Suzuki seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Andrews is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Suzuki can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Suzuki takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darrell Andrews showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Andrews doesn't manage to clinch there - Suzuki circles away.
Suzuki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andrews swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suzuki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Suzuki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Suzuki wants to clinch but Andrews slips to the side

and Andrews counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Andrews.
Andrews trying to control but Suzuki is working from the bottom.
Andrews's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Andrews trying to control the position from guard on top but Suzuki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andrews is working Suzuki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrews lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki keeping moving, preventing Andrews from controlling successfully.
Andrews connects with a couple of short punches.
Suzuki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Suzuki tries to get out of the position.
Andrews is in close to Suzuki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Suzuki looking for a sweep. Not yet Suzuki, not yet.
Andrews working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Andrews passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Andrews scores with a couple of short elbows.
Andrews trying to control the action but Suzuki is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Suzuki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kaito Suzuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suzuki takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrews cracks Suzuki with a big elbow.
Suzuki takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Andrews landing strikes.
Andrews lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Andrews trying to control the position but Suzuki is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews controls the position.
Check out the look on Andrews's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Andrews is working to tighten his grip on Suzuki's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Suzuki has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Andrews is really squeezing tight and eventually Suzuki passes out! Andrews breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Darrell Andrews!